This week we talk with Caitlyn Conley of the Akron History Center. Mickey Mouse gas masks, the modern silver screen, the marble fields of Akron, and Dum Dum suckers are few tidbits in this surprising episode. Just WOW!!!

Downtown Akron is poppin' and the Downtown Akron Partnership (DAP) is the reason why! Join us as we discuss all things downtown Akron with Dominic Caruso, Communications Director of DAP. What is DORA? A punk rock flea market? Dancing? Akron has it all! Grace and Kyle talk about pickles, a pickle crime, about sandwiches, and and so much more. You never know with these two!

This week we chat with the Planning Department on route and service changes starting Sunday, August 17, with more frequency, some earlier hours and more! Also, is it DAYta or DAta, why is planning hanging out with horses, and where is Molly escaping to and is it because she is spicy?

Join us as we chat with Director of Marketing & Events Elena Bell from the Akron Zoo. We learn about bears who topor, (wait, what?), a new baby white-cheeked gibbon, dinosaurs galore, and join us for the Last Mile with Grace & Kyle and their humorous take on the zoo and the Dino Trek exhibit.

This week we chat it up with Eleni Manousogiannakis, Executive Director of Better Kenmore CDC. From First Fridays and holiday events, sparking new business growth, and honoring the past the Better Kenmore CDC is on the move and have become known as Music Row here in Akron. Tune in to hear about all they have to offer and what is happening!

This week we sit down with Alexandra Vukoder
Chief Advancement and Communications Officer with the Akron Art Museum and learn about the current exhibit She Said, She Said. We also dive into all the museum does in and for the community, how you can rent art, chat about Linda (Akron's Mona Lisa) and the Big Pink Q. Grace and Kyle explored the galleries with Jenee Garlando and talk about their experiences. They learned that they like art, wonder if they are like a TedTalk, question insurance options in museums, and discovered TouchPoints on the art.

This week Molly and Tatia chat up the '80s, as that's the theme for this year's Free Fare Weekends on METRO Direct. Jelly shoes were the equalizer and the true start of leveling the playing field and, yes, your mix tape skills were being judged. Tatia was a little punk rock in her hair style and Molly rocked the big Aquanet hair. Then Grace and Kyle's Last Mile takes a look at the Cowbell 7k, Kenmore's vibe, at Pierre's Pizza (Wait... water chestnuts on a pizza?), and police boots become quite the conversation.

This week we are chatting with Robert DeJournett, METRO Board of Trustee & now President of the newly formed Black Chamber of Commerce. Robert speaks of his obsession with all things METRO and buses, community outreach, and how he is helping to fill in the gaps for black and minority owned businesses in the Summit County area. Join us as we find out how he is always watching out for buses, our riders, and how he is creating more opportunities for business owners right here in our community.

This week we talk with former METRO Operator and now City of Akron Ward 5 Councilman Johnnie Hannah. The interview takes place in Northside Marketplace, in his ward, and we chat about his career path, some of his focus as a councilman, and how men should listen to women...yes! Also, on the Last Mile with Grace & Kyle they explore the marketplace and talk about all it has to offer, the validity of a green apple and... wait...there's a cat!

Join Tatia and Molly for a chat with John M. Williams, CEO of the Akron Urban League. The Akron Urban League has a rich history in Akron and programming for its community that is second to none. The Akron Urban League is in its 100th year and they are reaching out and listening to the community to recreate themselves and to further help meet the needs of the Akron community now and into the future.